Jul 24 Arizona execution lasts nearly two hours By Ariel Min The execution of an Arizona man on death row lasted for nearly two hours on Wednesday, before he took his final breath. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch Sen. Flake: Obama’s proposal would allow migrant children to ‘disappear into the population’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 07 Appeals court blocks Arizona’s policy of denying licenses to immigrants By Joshua Barajas An appeals court reversed Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's policy Monday that denied young immigrants from receiving driver's licenses under an Obama administration program that granted qualifying immigrants deportation deferrals. Continue reading
Jun 21 Proposed laws on experimental drugs stir debate By Stephen Fee This May, Colorado's governor signed the nation's first "right to try" bill, which allows terminally ill patients to try unapproved — and potentially dangerous — drugs outside of clinical trials and without approval from federal regulators. Continue reading
Jun 10 Surge of children apprehended at border overwhelms ill-equipped facilities By Jude Joffe-Block, Fronteras The federal government is scrambling to house a surge of Central American migrant children traveling alone across the border. These children are supposed to be held in Department of Homeland Security custody fewer than 72 hours before they’re transferred to… Continue reading
May 08 Watch Under scrutiny in the past, VA clinic delay allegations strike a chord By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch Debating Kansas’ mandate on tighter voter ID enforcement By PBS News Hour In a recent spate of voter identification controversies sweeping the country, a federal judge in Kansas ordered election officials to help Kansas and Arizona enforce laws requiring new voters to show proof of citizenship. Hari Sreenivasan get two views from… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch News Wrap: Islamist fighters kill dozens in Nigeria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, gunmen believed to be members of the militant group Boko Haram staged an all-night attack on multiple small communities in Northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 33. Also, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill that… Continue watching
Feb 26 Arizona governor vetoes religious freedom bill By Associated Press Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed a Republican bill that set off a national debate over gay rights, religion and discrimination and subjected Arizona to blistering criticism from major corporations and political leaders from both parties. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch News Wrap: Holder says state attorney generals aren’t obliged to enforce gay marriage bans By PBS News Hour Continue watching